Seeking the bubble ‘reputation’ Even in the cannon’s mouth; and then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lined, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances – And so he plays his part; the sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side, His youthful hose well saved – a world too wide For his shrunk shank – and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound; last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
The judge Capon judges: judges who took bribes The elderly man
